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Kingsley W. Dixon

Kingsley W. Dixon

D-Index & Metrics

Plant Science and Agronomy

D-Index
92
Citations
30200
World Ranking
249
National Ranking
25

Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
93
Citations
33383
World Ranking
396
National Ranking
34

Kingsley W. Dixon publication distribution in Plant Science and Agronomy in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Plant Science and Agronomy in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Kingsley W. Dixon sits on this spectrum.

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36 publications 467+

This scientist: 471 publications — 99th percentile

99% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Kingsley W. Dixon D-index placement in Plant Science and Agronomy in 2026

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30 D-Index 109+

This scientist: 92 D-Index — 96th percentile

96% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Kingsley W. Dixon is affiliated with Curtin University in Australia. Their research spans various fields within agricultural and biological sciences as well as environmental science, covering 118 and 81 publications respectively. Their work focuses on several subfields including plant science, ecology, evolution, behavior and systematics, nature and landscape conservation, and global and planetary change.

The main topics Kingsley W. Dixon has explored include:

  • Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
  • Plant and Animal Studies
  • Seed Germination and Physiology
  • Rangeland and Wildlife Management
  • Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics
  • Plant Diversity and Evolution
  • Species Distribution and Climate Change

The scientist has published extensively, with recent papers such as:

  • "Ten golden rules for reforestation to optimize carbon sequestration, biodiversity recovery and livelihood benefits" (2021, Global Change Biology)
  • "The relative performance of sampling methods for native bees: an empirical test and review of the literature" (2020, Ecosphere)
  • "Dormancy and germination: making every seed count in restoration" (2020, Restoration Ecology)
  • "International principles and standards for native seeds in ecological restoration" (2020, Restoration Ecology)
  • "Seed enhancement: getting seeds restoration-ready" (2020, Restoration Ecology)

Dixon has frequently collaborated with several coauthors, most notably Simone Pedrini, Shane R. Turner, Adam T. Cross, Paul Nevill, and Philip W. Bateman.

Their work has appeared predominantly in journals focused on restoration ecology and plant sciences, such as:

  • Restoration Ecology
  • Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society
  • Biodiversity and Conservation
  • Global Change Biology
  • Biological Conservation

In addition to journal articles, Kingsley W. Dixon has authored books, including a published work titled Coastal Plants in 2020 through CSIRO Publishing.

Best Publications

  • International principles and standards for the practice of ecological restoration: Second edition

    George D. Gann;Tein McDonald;Bethanie Walder;James Aronson

  • Acetyl salicylic acid (Aspirin) and salicylic acid induce multiple stress tolerance in bean and tomato plants

    Tissa Senaratna;Darren Touchell;Eric Bunn;Kingsley Dixon

  • Climate change and plant regeneration from seed

    Jeffrey L. Walck;Siti N. Hidayati;Kingsley W. Dixon;Ken Thompson

  • A Compound from Smoke That Promotes Seed Germination

    Gavin R. Flematti;Emilio L. Ghisalberti;Kingsley W. Dixon;Robert D. Trengove

  • Terrestrial orchid conservation in the age of extinction

    Nigel D. Swarts;Kingsley W. Dixon

  • The promotive effect of smoke derived from burnt native vegetation on seed germination of Western Australian plants

    Kingsley W. Dixon;Shauna Roche;John S. Pate

  • Ten golden rules for reforestation to optimize carbon sequestration, biodiversity recovery and livelihood benefits

    Alice Di Sacco;Kate A. Hardwick;David Blakesley;Pedro H. S. Brancalion

  • Specialisation within the DWARF14 protein family confers distinct responses to karrikins and strigolactones in Arabidopsis

    Mark T. Waters;David C. Nelson;Adrian Scaffidi;Gavin R. Flematti

  • F-box protein MAX2 has dual roles in karrikin and strigolactone signaling in Arabidopsis thaliana

    David C. Nelson;Adrian Scaffidi;Elizabeth A. Dun;Mark T. Waters

  • Hurdles and Opportunities for Landscape-Scale Restoration

    Myles H. M. Menz;Kingsley W. Dixon;Richard J. Hobbs

  • Reconnecting plants and pollinators: challenges in the restoration of pollination mutualisms

    Myles H.M. Menz;Ryan D. Phillips;Ryan D. Phillips;Ryan D. Phillips;Rachael Winfree;Claire Kremen

  • Restoration Seed Banks—A Matter of Scale

    David J. Merritt;Kingsley W. Dixon

  • Regulation of Seed Germination and Seedling Growth by Chemical Signals from Burning Vegetation

    David C. Nelson;Gavin R. Flematti;Emilio L. Ghisalberti;Kingsley W. Dixon

  • A critique of the ‘novel ecosystem’ concept

    Carolina Murcia;Carolina Murcia;James Aronson;James Aronson;Gustavo H. Kattan;David Moreno-Mateos

  • Karrikins discovered in smoke trigger Arabidopsis seed germination by a mechanism requiring gibberellic acid synthesis and light

    David C. Nelson;Julie-Anne Riseborough;Gavin R. Flematti;Jason Stevens

  • Seed Coating: Science or Marketing Spin?

    Simone Pedrini;David J. Merritt;Jason Stevens;Kingsley Dixon

  • Germination and seedling establishment in orchids: a complex of requirements

    Hanne N. Rasmussen;Kingsley W. Dixon;Jana Jersáková;Tamara Těšitelová

  • National standards for the practice of ecological restoration in Australia

    Tein McDonald;Justin Jonson;Kingsley W. Dixon;Kingsley W. Dixon

  • Strigolactone Hormones and Their Stereoisomers Signal through Two Related Receptor Proteins to Induce Different Physiological Responses in Arabidopsis

    Adrian Scaffidi;Mark T. Waters;Yueming K. Sun;Brian W. Skelton

  • Constraints to symbiotic germination of terrestrial orchid seed in a mediterranean bushland.

    Andrew Batty;Andrew Batty;K.W. Dixon;Mark Brundrett;Krishnapillai Sivasithamparam

  • Orchid conservation: A global perspective

    Phillip J. Cribb;Shelagh P. Kell;Kingsley W. Dixon;Russell L. Barrett

  • International standards for the practice of ecological restoration – including principles and key concepts.

    T. McDonald;GD Gann;J. Jonson;K.W. Dixon

  • Ten Golden Rules for Reforestation to Optimise Carbon Sequestration, Biodiversity Recovery and Livelihood Benefits

    Alice Di Sacco;Kate Hardwick;David Blakesley;Pedro H. S. Brancalion

Frequent Co-Authors

David J. Merritt
David J. Merritt University of Western Australia
Ryan D. Phillips
Ryan D. Phillips La Trobe University
Krishnapillai Sivasithamparam
Krishnapillai Sivasithamparam University of Western Australia
Gavin R. Flematti
Gavin R. Flematti University of Western Australia
Stephen D. Hopper
Stephen D. Hopper University of Western Australia
Emilio L. Ghisalberti
Emilio L. Ghisalberti University of Western Australia
John S. Pate
John S. Pate University of Western Australia
Siegfried L. Krauss
Siegfried L. Krauss University of Western Australia
Hans Lambers
Hans Lambers University of Western Australia
Steven M. Smith
Steven M. Smith University of Tasmania

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